Rhododendron 'Mikkeli or Saint Michel'

 
Photo: Monrovia Nursery

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy-edges, about 3" across, white, tinged pink with greenish spots. Held in domed-shaped truss with 10-18 flowers. 

Fragrant: 

 No 

Bloom Time: 

 Very Late 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblanceolate, acute apex, rounded base, wavy-edged, 5⅛" to 7" long, glossy, dark green, slightly hairy, yellow indumentum when mature. New growth covered with white tomentum. Dense habit. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 6 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -25°F  (-32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 

 brachycarpum ssp tigerstedtii x smirnowii  

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Hybridized or Selected by: 

 Uosukainen 

Registration Reference: 

 RHS 94 

Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Cold hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.

 

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